What was found
(CAN) COMPRESSOR STALLED IN FLIGHT AT 60 PERCENT Q. COMPRESSOR WAS ON A 50 HOUR TBO EXTENSION. COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, AND HELICOPTER RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 70BMO21060
- Condition
- Failure
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 4,872 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A, E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.